[ExI] Changing the Subject Line

Lee Corbin lcorbin at rawbw.com
Tue Nov 27 06:51:55 UTC 2007


David writes

> I used to always change the subject line, for truth in advertising. I 
> still do, much of the time, but I've found that a typical posting of 
> mine is more likely to generate a reply if it is in a pre-existing 
> thread. That could be read as about my reputation, but I think it's 
> just a facet of established marketing and meme principles.

So it's a choice between being effective and being truthful. 

We all have to make our choices, I guess. Is it more important
to generate a reply, or more important to state exactly what
you believe the truth to be?

Lee




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